Performing Arts
Problems of the Playwright
A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in S…
Studies in Stagecraft
A companion piece to Hamilton's earlier work, The Theory of the Theatre. Where that volume dealt with the criticism of dramatic art in gener…
My Musical Life
This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great m…
Shadowland
Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…
Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright
A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here …
Instituciones Oratorias
Recapitulación de todo lo dicho sobre la invención y disposición. La elocución es la más hermosa parte de…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of Hollywood columnist and radio personality Hedda …
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings the world of opera to radio through performances by singers appearing before an audience and listeners a…
Heartbeat of Broadway
Heartbeat of Broadway: The Story Behind Oklahoma points listeners toward the story of the musical Oklahoma!, the landmark stage work by Rich…
Show World
Show World presents an interview with actor Edward Everett Horton. The program offers a chance to hear Horton in conversation, with the focu…
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Its broadcasts bring tog…
The Railroad Hour
The Railroad Hour brings Broadway musicals and operettas to radio, presenting familiar stage works in a compact musical-theater format. Host…
Orson Welles Radio Almanac
Orson Welles Radio Almanac is a variety program hosted by Orson Welles, bringing together spoken entertainment and musical performances. The…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler was a Hollywood columnist and radio personality whose broadcasts brought the world of motion pictures to listeners. This progr…
Erskine Johnson in Hollywood
Erskine Johnson in Hollywood brings the Hollywood columnist’s entertainment reporting to radio. The program centers on Johnson and his cover…
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Joseph Julian
This recording is identified as an interview with Joseph Julian, an actor whose work included radio, stage, and screen performances. The tit…
Major Bowes Amateur Hour
Major Bowes Amateur Hour brings aspiring performers before a radio audience in a talent competition hosted by Major Edward Bowes. Singers, m…
Great Moments from the Lives of Great Women
This title presents Anna Pavlova as the subject of a program in the series Great Moments from the Lives of Great Women. Pavlova was a celebr…
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood Getting Photogenic Ice for a Sonja Henie Picture
This title suggests a behind-the-scenes look at creating photogenic ice for a Sonja Henie picture. It points to the practical work of making…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler’s radio program brings the Hollywood columnist’s perspective to the world of film and its stars. This recording features Judy …